Golf bag



June 27, 1933.

T. O. JOHNSE-N GOLF BAG Filed June 1, 1951 INVENTQR DOM/45 0. JOHMSE/V ATIORNEYS description.

Patented June 27, 1933 UNITED STATES l e ar eia'r orries I THOMAS o. JOHNSEN, oETAooMA, WASHINGTON,

eorr BAG Application filed June 1,

:This invention relates to bags especially adapted for use in carrying golf clubs.

The invention forming the subject of this application conten. plates a golf bag in which one longitudinal side wall thereof is gently curved in contrast to the sharply curved opposite longitudinal wall of the bag to increase se lection and removal, it being noted that the edge portions of the gently curved side of the v bag'are curved to merge into the more sharply curved opposite'sidewall'of the bag to define rounded corners preventing the irons from massing in the corners of the bags.

Also, the provision of a gently curved or nearly flat longitudinal wall of'thebag provides a means by which the bag is held against turning when laid on rollingground, or againsta tee box a tree, a tee rack or other upright support.

flAnother feature of the invention resldes 1n the provision of means by which the Wooden and iron clubs .may be held separated when the hood employed on some golf bags is in place over the headsof the clubs.

.A further object is to provide agolf bag which while embodying the foregoing ad vantages particularly,the means by which the clubs are caused to remain side-by-vside in a'gradually curved'row for convenient selection, will not differ radically in mode of manufacture'or appearance from conventional golf bags and will, therefore, be more acceptable to the public.

Other ob'ects and advantages will be apparent during the crourse of the following In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application and in which like nu meralsare employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective of the improved bagin an upright position.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary. perspective of the bag in, a nearly horizontal position, the view illustratingthe irons r-side-by-side against the previously described gently curved side wall 1931. seriarm. 541,460.

so'that the clubs maybe conveniently selected and removed from the bag. Figure 3 is an end view of the bag, the view beingintended to illustrate that what might be said to be the nether longitudinal wall of the bag is gently curved in contrast tothe much more sharply curved opposite side wall of the bag to provide firstfor the arrange,

ment of the irons in .a neatly curved row side- 7 byside and. second, to cause the bag to re mam in place when laid upon the ground or ple', asa tree or a tee box.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective of the bag illustrating the mannerin which the.

wooden and iron clubs are held separate when 1 the hood of the bag is in place overlthe clubs.

In the drawing, whcrein for the purpose of illustration 1s shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 general-.

ly designates a tubular bag which may, of

course, be of either the flexible or ribbed type.

The lower end- 6 is preferablyrigidpand, if

desired, may be provided with a boot 8 by which wear is resisted;

The bag 5 has the mouth thereof held firmv ly in 'theshape shown in Figure 3 by the provision of internal stiffening of any kind and as shownin Figure 8, one longitudinal side 10 of the bag is gently curved in contrast to the much more sharply curved opposite side wall 12with the result thatth-e bag and more particularly the club receiving compartment thereof is increased in cross-sectional area toward the gen'tly'curved Wall 10, thereby allowinga generous number of irons 16to be arranged side by-side against the curvature of the edge portions 11 of the wall 10 is increased as compared with the central portion of the side wall 'so that such edge having flat side Walls'abruptly joining other side walls,'with the result that the sharp corners thus defined allow the irons to mass therein. v

inventionmay, of'course, be equipped with A bag constructed in accordance with 'a 'ainst an upright support, such for eXam- '1 wall 10. It is important to observe that the the usual carrying handle 20 and with a conventional strap 22, the latter providing simple means by which the bag may be suspended from the shoulder of a caddy or a player.

When the bag is carried either by the handle 20 or the strap 22 the iron clubs 16 will rest against the gently curved bottom side wall 10, side-by-side, and the rounded corners 11 will cause the irons to come sufficiently close together to accommodate such reasonable number of irons as may be placed in the bag without causing one iron to rest upon another. With the irons thus arranged sideby-side in a gently curved. row, the same are positioned for convenient selection and removal as distinguished from those bags in which the selection of clubs is interfered with by the haphazard arrangement of the clubs. As is known, some irons are longer than others and the haphazard arrangement of the irons in the bag makes it inconvenient and some times aggravating to locate the desired club. In a bag forming the subject of this application, the arrangement of the clubs in a neat row exposes all the clubs, regardless of the'lcngths thereof so that the selection of a particular club is greatly aided. This advantage has been found to appeal strongly to those golfers who are disturbed by the veXacious delays incident to the location and the subsequent inconvenient removal of the desired club.

Particular attention is directed to the fact that the clubs are more or less self-positioning in row formation in the bag, this being true because of the gradual dip of the bottom wall 10 toward the longitudinal center thereof and thus even though the club is placed in the bag in a more or less hasty manner without regard to its ultimate position therein, it will come to rest against the gently curved bottom wall with the weighted heads thereof depending by gravity, so that all the irons will assume the positions illustrated in Figure 2. 7

Of course, the provision of the gradually curved longitudinal bottom wall. 10 is es pecially designed for arranging the irons neatly in a row because the irons far exceed the wooden clubs in number.

The wooden clubs 30 are held in the upper longitudinal side of the bag by a flexible strap 32 of any nature. A buckle 34: provides a convenient means by which the effective length of the strap may be varied for the accommodation of the wooden clubs that are placed in the bag.

At this point, it might be noted. that the irons 16 are placed in that portion of the bag in which the cross-sectional area thereof is increased while the wooden clubs are held separate in that portion of the bag in which the cross-sectional area thereof is decreased.

A bag constructed in accordance with this invention may be provided with a hood 40 joined by stitching or other suitable means to the upper end portion of the bag and having a longitudinal incision adapted to be closed by a hookless or other fastener 42. The hood is provided adjacent its point of connection with the bag with a pair of eyelets or apertures 46, adapted for the passage ofthe strap 32 so that, even though the hood is in position over the clubs as suggested in Figure 4, the wooden and iron clubs will be held separate.

g In use, the improved bag may be laid flatly upon the ground and the nearly flat or gentl curved longitudinal wall 10 will hold the bag against rolling. Also, when the bag is leaning against a tee box, a tree, or other upright support with the gently curved wall 10 against such support, the bag will be held in place.

As brought out in the opening paragraphs of this specification, while a bag constructed in accordance with this inventlon has the foregoing substantial advantages, particularly the curved longitudinal side wall merging into the more sharply curved opposite wall of the bag to hold the clubs neatly in-a row and to avoid sharp corners in which the clubs-might mass, the bag is, nevertheless, not radically different in appearance from conventional bags and therefore meets with more ready approval than would otherwise be the case, it being recognized that radical departures in the matter of appearance are sometimes distasteful to the more sensitive and fastidious golfers because they dislike the attention focused on them by such radical departures in appearance.

It is to be understood that'the form of invention herewith shown and described is to be taken merely as a preferred example of the same and that such minor changes and arrangementof constructionof parts may be made as may remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of what is claimed. I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is z. In a golf bag, a tubular body having a longitudinal wall-forming a rest for golf clubs provided with a gradual'transverse curvaturerand a second wall curved opposite to the curvature of the first named wall and joined therewith, the junction of said first and second named walls being rounded to induce the lateral movement of the clubs toward the longitudinal center of said rest thereby preventing the massing of the clubsat the junction of the first and second namedwalls, the curvature of the rest being so gradual as to prevent the clubs massing atthe center and resulting in the clubs being properly spaced from each other; p

' In testimony whereof I my signature.

THOMAS o. JOHNS-EN.

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